Display input device, control method for display input device, and computer-readable storage medium for storing control program for display input device

Abstract

This display input device ( 1 ) includes: a display panel ( 21 ) for displaying multiple symbol keys (K 1 ) and an input display field (B 1 ) in a software keyboard screen (S 1 ); a touch panel part ( 22 ) for detecting a position touched; and a control unit ( 5 ) which recognizes an operated symbol key (K 1 a ), causes the input display field (B 1 ) to produce a normal display of a symbol when the touch position is within an inner region (F 1 ) of the operated symbol key (K 1 a ), and causes the display panel ( 21 ) to produce an alert display of a questionable symbol (y 1 ) in a different manner than the normal display when the touch position is inside a peripheral region (F 2 ) outside of the inner region (F 1 ), the questionable symbol (y 1 ) being the symbol corresponding to the operated symbol key (K 1 a ) that is operated in the peripheral region (F 2 ).

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A display input device comprising:
 a display panel that displays a software keyboard screen including a plurality of arranged symbol keys and an input display field for displaying a symbol corresponding to any of the plurality of symbol keys a display position of which has been touched; 
 a touch panel unit for detecting a touch position touched by a user, the touch panel unit being provided with respect to the display panel; 
 a control unit
 that recognizes an operated symbol key based on output of the touch panel unit, the operated symbol key being any of the plurality of symbol keys that is displayed at the touch position touched by the user, 
 that makes the input display field produce a normal display of a symbol corresponding to the operated symbol key when the touch position is inside a predetermined inner region of a region of the operated symbol key, and 
 that makes the display panel produce an alert display of a questionable symbol in a manner different from in the normal display when the touch position is inside a peripheral region, the questionable symbol being a symbol corresponding to the operated symbol key operated in the peripheral region, the peripheral region being a region outside of the inner region in the region of the operated symbol key, wherein 
 
 the display input device has a plurality of display modes as modes in which to display the questionable symbol in an alert display, and 
 in a case where an input confirmation mode has been selected from among the display modes, 
 when the operated symbol key is operated in the peripheral region, the control unit,
 makes the display panel display an input for confirmation screen including a confirmation key, a delete key, and a correction key, 
 recognizes a touch performed on the confirmation key as an operation for confirming the questionable symbol, and makes the display panel switch a display state of the questionable symbol from the alert display to the normal display, 
 recognizes a touch performed on the delete key as an operation for commanding deletion of the questionable symbol, and makes the display panel delete a display of the questionable symbol, and 
 recognizes a touch performed on the correction key as an operation for correction by replacing the questionable symbol with a correct symbol corresponding to a symbol key touched after the touch performed on the correction key, and makes the display panel produce a normal display of the correct symbol instead of the display of the questionable symbol. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The display input device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the display input device has a plurality of display modes as modes in which to display the questionable symbol in an alert display, and 
 when the operated symbol key is operated in the peripheral region in a case where a re-input mode has been selected in advance from among the display modes, the control unit
 makes the display panel display a message screen requesting a touch to be performed again on a same symbol key as a symbol key corresponding to the questionable symbol, 
 recognizes an operation of touching the same symbol key again after the message screen is displayed as an operation for confirming the questionable symbol, and 
 makes the display panel switch a display state of the questionable symbol from the alert display to the normal display. 
 
 
     
     
       3. The display input device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 when the same symbol key has not touched again but a symbol key other than the symbol key corresponding to the questionable symbol has been touched a predetermined number of times after the message screen is displayed, the control unit
 recognizes that an operation has been performed to replace the questionable symbol with a correct symbol corresponding to the symbol key which has been touched a predetermined number of times, and 
 makes the display panel produce a normal display of the correct symbol. 
 
 
     
     
       4. The display input device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the display input device has a plurality of modes as display modes in which to display the questionable symbol in an alert display, and 
 in a case where a minimum alert mode has been selected from among the plurality of display modes, when the operated symbol key is operated in the peripheral region, the control unit makes the questionable symbol be displayed in the alert display, and prevents the display panel from displaying an additional message and an additional screen on the software keyboard screen. 
 
     
     
       5. The display input device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the display panel displays a region setting screen for setting dimensions of the inner region and the peripheral region, and 
 the control unit recognizes whether a touch position is inside the inner region or inside the peripheral region based on the dimensions of the inner region and the peripheral region set in the region setting screen. 
 
     
     
       6. The display input device according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the region setting screen includes:
 a value input field for determining, regarding a lateral direction of the symbol keys,
 a proportion of a lateral width of the inner region with respect to a lateral width of the symbol keys, 
 a proportion of a left-side width of the peripheral region with respect to the lateral width of the symbol keys, and 
 a proportion of a right-side width of the peripheral region with respect to the lateral width of the symbol keys; and 
 
 a value input field for determining, regarding a vertical direction of the symbol keys,
 a proportion of a vertical width of the inner region with respect to a vertical width of the symbol keys, 
 a proportion of an upper-side width of the peripheral region with respect to the vertical width of the symbol key, and 
 a proportion of a lower-side width of the peripheral region with respect to the vertical width of the symbol keys. 
 
 
 
     
     
       7. The display input device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a plurality of symbol input items are provided, the symbol input items being inputted by inputting symbols constituting the symbol input items, and are classified into an expansion group and a normal group, and 
 the control unit makes a proportion of the peripheral region larger in inputting symbols constituting any of the item input items in the expansion group than in inputting symbols constituting any of the item input items in the normal group, and 
 the expansion group includes such a symbol input item of the symbol input items as defines an address of a communication destination. 
 
     
     
       8. The display input device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the control unit makes the display panel display the questionable symbol in the alert display by either or both of displaying the questionable symbol in a color different from in the normal display and making a background color of the questionable symbol different from in the normal display. 
 
     
     
       9. The display input device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the control unit makes the display panel produce an expanded display of the operated symbol key and an expanded display of a symbol key adjacent to the operated symbol key when the operated symbol key has been operated in the peripheral region. 
 
     
     
       10. The display input device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the display panel displays
 an ON key for making a setting such that an alert display is to be performed and 
 an OFF key for making a setting such that no alert display is to be performed, and 
 
 the control unit
 recognizes whether to perform the alert display based on output of the touch panel unit, 
 makes the display panel produce the alert display of the questionable symbol only when the alert display has been set to be performed, and 
 prevents the display panel from producing the alert display of the questionable symbol when the alert display is set not to be produced. 
 
 
     
     
       11. A method for controlling a display input device, the method comprising:
 displaying, in a software keyboard screen for inputting a symbol, a plurality of arranged symbol keys and an input display field for displaying a symbol corresponding to any of the plurality of symbol keys a display position of which has been touched, 
 detecting a touch position touched by a user; 
 recognizing an operated symbol key, the operated symbol key being a symbol key displayed at the touch position touched by the user; 
 producing a normal display of a symbol corresponding to the operated symbol key in the input display field when the touch position is inside a predetermined inner region of a region of the operated symbol key; and 
 displaying a questionable symbol in a manner different from in the normal display when the touch position is inside a peripheral region,
 the questionable symbol being a symbol corresponding to the operated symbol key operated in the peripheral region; 
 the peripheral region being a region outside of the inner region in the region of the operated symbol key; 
 
 providing a plurality of display modes as modes in which to display the questionable symbol in an alert display, 
 in a case where an input confirmation mode has been selected from among the display modes, 
 when the operated symbol key is operated in the peripheral region, displaying an input for confirmation screen, including a confirmation key, a delete key, and a correction key, 
 recognizing a touch performed on the confirmation key as an operation for confirming the questionable symbol switching a display state of the questionable symbol from the alert display to the normal display, 
 recognizing a touch performed on the delete key as an operation for commanding deletion of the questionable symbol, and deleting a display of the questionable symbol, and 
 recognizing a touch performed on the correction key as an operation for correction by replacing the questionable symbol with a correct symbol corresponding to a symbol key touched after the touch performed on the correction key, and producing, a normal display of the correct symbol instead of the display of the questionable symbol. 
 
     
     
       12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing a program for controlling a display input device, wherein
 the program makes a display input device
 display, in a software keyboard screen for inputting symbols, a plurality of arranged symbol keys and an input display field for displaying a symbol corresponding to any of the plurality of symbol keys a display position of which has been touched, 
 detect a touch position touched by a user, 
 recognize an operated symbol key, the operated symbol key being a symbol key displayed at the touch position touched by the user, 
 produce a normal display of a symbol corresponding to the operated symbol key in the input display field when the touch position is inside a predetermined inner region of a region of the operated symbol key, and 
 display a questionable symbol in a manner different from in the normal display when the touch position is inside a peripheral region, the questionable symbol being a symbol corresponding to the operated symbol key that has been operated in the peripheral region, the peripheral region being a region outside of the inner region in the region of the operated key, 
 in a case where an input confirmation mode has been selected as an input mode in which to display the questionable symbol in an alert display, 
 
 when the operated symbol key is operated in the peripheral region, the program make the display input device,
 display an input for confirmation screen including a confirmation key, a delete key, and a correction key, 
 recognize a touch performed on the confirmation key as an operation for confirming the questionable symbol and switch a display state of the questionable symbol from the alert display to the normal display, 
 recognize a touch performed on the delete key as an operation for commanding deletion of the questionable symbol and delete a display of the questionable symbol, and 
 recognize a touch performed on the correction key as an operation for correction by replacing the questionable symbol with a correct symbol corresponding to a symbol key touched after the touch performed on the correction key, and produce a normal display of the correct symbol instead of the display of the questionable symbol.